At the base of Sorel Point, stretching off from the treacherous North coast cliffs, is a forgotten Venus pool of deep turquoise blue known as The Well of Death. While Sorel Point and Devil's Hole nearby have plenty written about them, the story of The Well of Death seems almost as forgotten as the well itself. Little more than a footnote in the islands ghost story collection, The Well of Death is reminiscent of the Witches of Roqueberg.
Two eldrich, siren creatures, known as The Prince and Princess, would lure ships onto the rocks during storms. Sailors who survived and made it to the shore would be executed by the pair. The bodies would then be thrown into the well to be transported to the underworld.
That's it. There is no information on who or what exactly these creatures are or why they do what they do. Very much the evil sirens of folk tales, they may have a story of their own, but it's a short one very often forgotten.
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